Editing Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers

There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet.

Question 1.

	Incorrect	Correct
A baboon troop comprise about forty adult	(a) _______	________
members. At the centre of the troop is the	(b) _______	________
dominant males. Around them cluster a females	(c) _______	________
and the young. Around these central	(d) _______	________
core is the cadets.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) comprise	Comprises
(b) is	are
(c) a	the
(d) these	this
(e) is	are

Question 2.

	Incorrect	Correct
Education is an process,	(a) _______	________
with apart from	(b) _______	________
acquiring certain skills also help in using	(c) _______	________
them efficiently in a relevant context and of	(d) _______	________
understanding. Thus, it should not became	(e) _______	________
mechanic process.

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) an	a
(b) with	which
(c) help	helps
(d) of	with
(e) became	become

Question 3:

	Incorrect	Correct
Computer conferencing are face to face	(a) _______	________
interaction for other people anywhere in	(b) _______	________
the world. Computers are attach	(c) _______	________
via network used multi-media features	(d) _______	________
in computers like sound, video, etc.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) are	is
(b) for	with
(c) attach	attached
(d) used	using
(e) in	of

Question 4.

	Incorrect	Correct
Could you did something for me ?	(a) _______	________
I have left mine blue bag on the table	(b) _______	________
at the drawing room of my house	(c) _______	________
If you goes to my house tomorrow	(d) _______	________
my mother will give it for you	(e) _______	________
and you can bring it with you when you come to Bombay.

Question 5.

	Incorrect	Correct
If we looked back in history	(a) _______	________
we realize that man were able to	(b) _______	________
conquer the existed hostile environment	(c) _______	________
which include the mighty dinosaurs.	(d) _______	________
He not only survived, but	(e) _______	________
make steady progress.

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) did	do
(b) mine	my
(c) at	in
(d) goes	go
(e) for	to

Question 6.

	Incorrect	Correct
India is very fortunate that it have many	(a) _______	________
rivers. Their famous rivers are Sutlej,	(b) _______	________
Ganga, Yamuna but Narmada. Some of	(c) _______	________
the river like Ganga, which	(d) _______	________
originated from the Himalayas, flow	(e) _______	________
throughout the year.

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) looked	look
(b) were	was
(c) existed	existing
(d) include	included
(e) make	made

Question 7.

	Incorrect	Correct
Unlike another pollutions, noise lacks	(a) _______	________
visibility, seldom register on the consciousness	(b) _______	________
except as a trifling irritate to	(c) _______	________
be dismissed at will and therefore less like	(d) _______	________
to be perceive as a threat.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) have	has
(b) Their	Its
(c) but	and
(d) river	rivers
(e) originated	originates

Question 8.

	Incorrect	Correct
Electricity replaces the wind	(a) _______	________
as the source of energy for work the mills.	(b) _______	________
Wind mills stand along an coast. They	(c) _______	________
move the turbine with produces	(d) _______	________
electricity. Such electricity is knows as wind energy.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) replaces	replace
(b) for	to
(c) an	the
(d) with	that
(e) knows	known

Question 9.

	Incorrect	Correct
This is the story at twins,	(a) _______	________
separated or reunited. Evelyn Rider	(b) _______	________
but Edna Wilde, two sisters born	(c) _______	________
from England were reunited in Australia,	(d) _______	________
in the next door house of Edna’s long sister.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) at	about
(b) or	and
(c) but	and
(d) from	in
(e) long	elder

Question 10.

	Incorrect	Correct
Young neem leaves were tender green.	(a) _______	________
These are eaten in New Year’s day	(b) _______	________
to ward of sickness. Some people festoon	(c) _______	________
fresh leaves across his houses	(d) _______	________
for keep evil spirits away.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) were	are
(b) in	On
(c) of	Off
(d) hid	Their
(e) for keep	To keeping

Question 11.

	Incorrect	Correct
The effects or the use of crystals or gemstones	(a) _______	________
is mentioned in the astrology of the East and	(b) _______	________
the West. Experts world under are trying to	(c) _______	________
understand the relationship among humans	(d) _______	________
and stones from scientific methods.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) use	Uses
(b) is	Are
(c) under	Over
(d) among	Between
(e) from	through

Question 12.

	Incorrect	Correct
Obesity is now well recognise as	(a) _______	________
a disease on its own right.	(b) _______	________
Though obesity commonly mean very overweight,	(c) _______	________
it is defined as a excess amount	(d) _______	________
of body weight that include bones and water.	(e) _______	________

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) recognized	recognise
(b) on	in
(c) mean	means
(d) a	an
(e) include	includes

Question 13.

	Incorrect	Correct
His first award comes at the age of 14,	(a) _______	_______
as the All India better performer.	(b) _______	_______
In the first Independence Day	(c) _______	_______
Bismillah Khan play the shehnai at Red Fort	(d) _______	_______
on the invitation by Jawaharlal Nehru.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) comes	Came
(b) better	Best
(c) In	On
(d) play	played
(e) by	of

Question 14.

	Incorrect	Correct
Acute respiratory attack happened	(a) _______	_______
to one of five people in Delhi	(b) _______	_______
at least once on winter, when	(c) _______	_______
air pollution combine with cold weather	(d) _______	_______
to become a dead trigger, found WHO.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) happened	happens
(b) of	In
(c) on	in
(d) combine	combines
(e) dead	deadly

Question 15.

	Incorrect	Correct
He start to complain about this wicked world,	(a) _______	_______
but is interrupted by a knock at the door.	(b) _______	_______
A girl came in and puts an envelope on his desk.	(c) _______	_______
It contains five hundred rupees. “I found this	(d) _______	_______
outside his gentleman’s room,” she said.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) start	Started
(b) is	was
(c) puts	Put
(d) contains	Contained
(e) his	this

Question 16.

	Incorrect	Correct
Summer always spelled magic.	(a) _______	_______
That is the time —	(b) _______	_______
when schools closed their gates and loved	(c) _______	_______
ones — cousins, uncles or aunts — descend	(d) _______	_______
in the spacious family home.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) spelled	Spells
(b) that	This
(c) closed	Close
(d) or	And
(e) in	to

Question 17.

	Incorrect	Correct
One morning I finish	(a) _______	_______
some business on a	(b) _______	_______
bank and was returning too my Yamaha	(c) _______	_______
motorbike, which I had left into the parking	(d) _______	_______
lot outside, Suddenly, I realise I had lost its key.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) finish	finished
(b) on	in
(c) too	to
(d) into	in
(e) realise	realised

Question 18.

	Incorrect	Correct
Plants appeared to help each other grow	(a) _______	_______
with soothing microscopic sounds the new	(b) _______	_______
study had found. It showed that sprouting	(c) _______	_______
chilli plants grow more successfully near	(d) _______	_______
from to a friendly neighbour.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) appeared	appear
(b) with	by
(c) had	has
(d) near	nearing
(e) from	to

Question 19.

	Incorrect	Correct
As the sleek white Cessna Citation jet by no	(a) _______	_______
markings flew inside Missouri enroute for	(b) _______	_______
Nevada, Brooke Thompson stared out for the	(c) _______	_______
window at the patchwork from farmland that	(d) _______	_______
blanket the flat Midwest landscape.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) by	From
(b) inside	In
(c) for	Of
(d) from	In
(e) blanket	blanketed

Question 20.

	Incorrect	Correct
All life on earth can ultimately been	(a) _______	_______
traced back on the sea. Creatures	(b) _______	_______
with limbs or fingers rather than fins	(c) _______	_______
has evolved from fishes about 335 million	(d) _______	_______
years before, which remains a mystery.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) been	Be
(b) on	to
(c) or	and
(d) has	have
(e) before	ago

Question 21.

	Incorrect	Correct
India has a richer	(a) _______	_______
heritage in jewellery	(b) _______	_______
making and it hold significance in all	(c) _______	_______
auspicious occasion. The jewellery designs	(d) _______	_______
in india is versatile.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) richer	Rich
(b) of	In
(c) hold	holds
(d) occasion	occasions
(e) is	are

Question 22.

	Incorrect	Correct
Thanks to the current interest of fitness	(a) _______	_______
and health that peoples are taking.	(b) _______	_______
In each locality we find this days	(c) _______	_______
some centres and clubs is springing	(d) _______	_______
up and they are do well.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) of	In
(b) peoples	People
(c) this	These
(d) is	Are
(e) do	doing

Question 23.

	Incorrect	Correct
The great advantage in early rising	(a) _______	_______
is the good start that it give.	(b) _______	_______
The early rise did a	(c) _______	_______
lot of work before other man are awake.	(d) _______	_______
In the morning our mind was fresh.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) in	of
(b) give	gives
(c) rise	riser
(d) man	men
(e) was	is

Question 24.

	Incorrect	Correct
In April 12, 1961, Major Yuri Gagarin became	(a) _______	_______
the first man ever to venture upon	(b) _______	_______
space. He did not know for	(c) _______	_______
in certain about his selection until	(d) _______	_______
the early morning on, April 12.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) in	on
(b) upon	into
(c) for	it
(d) in	for
(e) on	of

Question 25.

	Incorrect	Correct
The potential benefits arising to	(a) _______	_______
the use of GM technology on agriculture	(b) _______	_______
are increase food production that	(c) _______	_______
ensures food security of	(d) _______	_______
Millions of people beyond the poverty line.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) to	From
(b) on	In
(c) increase	increased
(d) of	For
(e) beyond	below

Question 26.

	Incorrect	Correct
Modern detergents and soaps were	(a) _______	_______
very common over shelves, but people	(b) _______	_______
does not use them regularly.	(c) _______	_______
This cause the increase in the	(d) _______	_______
life span of bacteria and viral.	(e) _______	_______

Answer:

Incorrect	Correct
(a) were	are
(b) over	on
(c) does	do
(d) cause	causes
(e) viral	virus

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